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Internet Archive. Language. English. 1 online resource (360 pages) From its prehistoric past to its multicultural present, this history examines singing as a historical and universal phenomenon.
The history of singing (though not yet the singing itself) changed fundamentally and for ever at the end of the nineteenth century with the serendipitous series of technological breakthroughs that led to machines being able to capture the sound of the human voice.
Neanderthal man to Auto-tune via the infi nite varieties of world music from Orient to Occident, classical music from medieval to the avant-garde, and popular music from vaudeville to rock and beyond. Considering singing as a universal human activity, the book provides an in-depth perspective on singing from many cultures and periods:
Scientists and musicologists have offered various theories to address the questions of when and how, while different peoples around the world assume a plethora of reasons for singing and the inspiration behind what is sung, be they from mythological muses (often divine inspiration, typically conveyed in dreams) or the mundane ones around them ...
5 cze 2012 · The original idea for this book was for a single-authored volume by a singer, giving a broad historical overview of singing in a global context.
The authors address the history of singing by considering the socio-political factors that determined its development, and at the same time they address matters of performance. This work provides a good introduction for readers concerned with singing, whether medieval or not.
9 lut 2012 · In this well documented and highly readable book, James Stark provides a history of vocal pedagogy from the beginning of the bel canto tradition of solo singing in the late sixteenth and early … Expand
